REAL TIME VC & PRIVATE EQUITY DEALS AND NEWS
Tower Cloud, Inc., a St. Petersburg, FL-based wireless backhaul services provider, has closed a $17m equity funding. The round was led by new investor the Florida Opportunity Fund, with participation from existing investors including Sutter Hill Ventures, El Dorado Ventures, The Burton Partnership, Knology Inc., The Florida Growth Fund, Ballast Point Ventures, Kinetic Ventures, ITC […]
Layered Technologies, Inc., a Plano, Texas-based global provider of compliant hosting, managed dedicated hosting and cloud services for mission-critical e-business applications, has received a $38m credit facility from Fortress Investment Group LLC. The company intends to use the funding to continue to enhance and expand its compliant hosting and cloud services. Led by Chairman and […]
Jirafe, a New York City-based provider of analytics to ecommerce retailers, has completed a $7m Series A funding. Backers include Foundry Group, FirstMark Capital, FirstRound Capital and O’Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures. The company intends to use the funding to invest in its product line and grow its teams in New York, London and Paris (http://jirafe.com/about/careers) […]
Pantheon, a San Francisco-based provider of Drupal-based, enterprise-class, content management system in a SaaS model, has raised $5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Foundry Group, with participation from Baseline, First Round, and Founders Collective. The company intends to use the funding to scale the business and support customers. Founded in 2010 […]
Traxpay, a Mountain View, California-based business-to-business (B2B) real-time payment provider, has raised $4m in funding. The round was led by Earlybird Venture Capital. The company intends to use the funding to expand in Europe, and in the United States (in Q3 2012). Led by newly appointed CEO John Bruggeman, Traxpay provides an enterprise-class solution – […]
Prioria Robotics, a Gainesville, Fla.-based developer of small unmanned aerial systems, completed the final tranche of a $5.5m Series C funding. Athenian Venture Partners has joined lead investor Advantage Capital Partners and existing investor Florida Gulfshore Capital. The company intends to use the new financing to advance its platforms. Founded in March 2003 by business […]
StrikeAd, an international mobile Demand Side Platform (DSP), has secured an additional $500k to close its Series A funding. Backers include SoftTech VC and Siemer Ventures, as well as angel investor Gil Elbaz, co-founder of Applied Semantics. The company, which has also moved its headquarters to a new office in New York City, where CEO […]
Mobile Posse, a McLean, VA-based provider of mobile home screen messaging and consumer insights, has closed a $5m Series C funding. The round was led by new Investor Harbert Venture Partners, with participation from Softbank Capital, Court Square Ventures, Columbia Capital, as well as individual investors. Founded in 2005 and led by CEO Jon Jackson, […]
DoughMain, a Princeton, NJ-based free financial education and family organization website, has received an investment of undisclosed amount from a private equity fund managed by the Iacocca Family Partnership. The company intends to use the proceeds from the investment to enhance and expand DoughMain.com. Launched in August 2011, the website helps families organize their lives […]
Taboola.com Inc., a New York City-based video recommendation provider, has completed a $10m Series C funding. The round was led by Marker LLC, which made the investment via the Lantern Portfolio, an early stage investment vehicle managed by Ohad Finkelstein and Yuval Shahar, with participation from existing investors Evergreen Venture Partners and WGI Group. The […]
Power Plus Communications AG, a Mannheim, Germany-based Smart Grid company, has closed a €12m Series B funding round with strategic investors. The round was led by Climate Change Capital, with participation from British Gas and Siemens Financial Services. The company intends to use the funding to accelerate its market growth in Germany, Europe and in […]
Vietnam Communications Corporation (VC Corp), a Hanoi, Vietnam-based internet infrastructure and services company, has received an equity investment from Intel Capital. The company intends to use the funding, whose amount was not disclosed, to continue to grow. VC Corp offers online content, e-commerce, social media, ad networks and mobile value added services. FinSMEs 26/06/2012
Reebonz.com, a Singapore-based private sales ecommerce group for luxury goods, has received an investment of undisclosed amount from Intel Capital. The company intends to use the funding to continue to grow. One of the largest private sales ecommerce groups in Asia, Reebonz.com sells luxury goods, including fashion items such as handbags and accessories to customers […]
KupiVIP Holding, a Moscow, Russia-based operator of popular fashion ecommerce websites, has raised $38m in funding. The round was led by Intel Capital, with participation from Acton Capital Partners, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development and existing investors Accel and Balderton. The company intends to use the funding to further develop its ecommerce platforms […]
Episencial, a Los Angeles-based producer of all natural, baby-safe skin care products, has raised $500k in equity crowdfunding through CircleUp. The company intends to use the capital to expand sales through additional marketing and operational spending. Led by Kim Walls, CEO, Episencial focuses on clinically-proven, natural skin care products for babies and kids that support […]